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Support Worker - RISE Think Family Outreach Team - Band 3
The closing date is 07 August 2025
Think family outreach team is part of an exciting piolet project to develop an enhanced day provision for children, young people and their families within the crisis pathway
The post holder will work as part of the Think Family Outreach Team with the aim to support children, young people and their families who are in emotional distress and either at risk of requiring crisis intervention from Crisis and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) or Acute Hospital Settings. The clinical offer is tailored to suit each young person/family's needs and focuses on empowerment and skills
The post holder will provide clinical assistance and support to the professionally qualified staff in the delivery of a range of Psychoeducation interventions to support crisis management and recovery.
you will be working across a number of venues, including the general acute wards at UHCW and Warwick hospital, RISE bases, and Highfield House
Main duties of the job
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
The team aims to empower and promote children and young people with mental health and complex needs to support them in a time of crisis. This will be working within the paediatric wards or appropriate care settings, alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team.
About us
The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
To support the young people on the wards whilst they are awaiting a crisis intervention/tier 4 admission or social care placement, offering holistic care to the young person and their family
Supporting and delivering psychoeducational group sessions to children, young people, and their families
working with young people within the day provision who have or are experiencing a mental health crisis and supporting their individual wellbeing
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Have already achieved NVQ Level 2 or willing to complete the course in an agreed period.
Experience
* Experience of working with challenging behaviour
* Experience of multi professional working
* experience of working with mental health
* Experience of working with children and young people
Other
* Car driver / access to vehicle for work use and willing to drive Willing to undertake DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
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